Re: job stress/preterm labour
jwright@ldl.net
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 22:12:23 -0500
Cynthia,
All I can think to say is "You go girl!!" It takes women with a voice to
get rid of men like that. I praise you.
For everyone. There is a children's book called PIGGOTS You all need to
get it and read it. It is great. I thought it was incredibly funny. My
son didn't like it and if you read it you will know why. It is great. A
must for every household.
STephanie
At 09:59 AM 3/28/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Okay, I'm going to make this really fast because I've got to get some work
>done today. Mary, pin the blame on your boss. I was in the same situation.
>My boss was and still is a real jerk when it comes to pregnancy. He made
>some really politically incorrect comments (for which I turned him in to
>personnel) and was just completely unfeeling. When I announced my second
>pregnancy his reaction was "well what's going to happen with this one?" How
>the hell should I know?! His concern of course was how the office would
>keep running. I look after the records of 2000 students in the college of
>Fine and Applied Arts at the Univ. of Illinois. We are an office of 4
>people. Me, a secretary, an Assoc. Dean (my boss) and an Asst. Dean. I had
>a lot of intermittent spotting and had to leave work on more than one
>occasion. I always returned to work before I should have because he made me
>feel so guilty about being away. When I had to leave work to go on
>disability he actually had the gall to suggest that I resign instead. No
>doubt so that he could hire a post-menopausal woman. I couldn't believe it!
>The day after Trevor was born (1st pregnancy) he called me in my hospital
>room to ask me what my password was and when I thought I'd be back to work.
>I had just had a c-section and was still recovering from HELLP. Makes me
>feel like bopping him right now just to talk about this. He's just in the
>next room. An even more personal beef: My office sent me a card when both
>Trevor and Trenton were born. Mike's office threw us a huge shower for
>Trevor and gave us $200 when Trenton was born because they knew we were so
>broke. Make's me sound like a bad employee. I'm not, I just work for a
>dork. If I ever get pregnant again and am still working here, I'm not going
>to tell him about it until my OB tells me to quit working. So there.
>
>Cynthia Faullin
>mom to Trevor and Trenton
>
>
>
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*Daddy and Mommy to Trevor, Kristen and Kayleigh
:) :) O:)
4years 10months 4/16-19/95
James and Stephanie Wright
Wright Associates
Jwright@ldl.net
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